# DN17

Postcode district covering Scunthorpe, Westcliff and Riddings, in North Lincolnshire.

DN17 is a postcode district covering Scunthorpe, Westcliff and Riddings, in North Lincolnshire. Median sale price £170,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DN17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DN17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DN17 was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 194th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 36,285** (2021). DN17 had 36,285 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 584th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 81%** (2022). About 81% of people in DN17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In DN17, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DN17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 81% of people in DN17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DN17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 527 homes were sold in DN17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DN17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DN17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DN17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DN17 had 36,285 usual residents at the census.

## How DN17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DN17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £170,000 | 12th cheapest | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2025 |
| Population | 36,285 | 7th most populated | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 81% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 32 postcode districts, DN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.8% | joint 9th highest | 32 postcode districts, DN · Jan 2026 |

## Is DN17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DN17 at a rate of 86.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across the DN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 258 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DN17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,392), other crime (601) and criminal damage and arson (297).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DN17 was 87.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DN17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DN17 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DN17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Lincolnshire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013245) | 1,447 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [North Lincolnshire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013246) | 1,535 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.9% |
| [North Lincolnshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013247) | 1,692 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.8% |
| [North Lincolnshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013248) | 1,778 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| [North Lincolnshire 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013249) | 1,802 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
| [North Lincolnshire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013279) | 1,536 | 199.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.2% |
| [North Lincolnshire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013285) | 1,191 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [North Lincolnshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013316) | 1,432 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [North Lincolnshire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013321) | 1,633 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [North Lincolnshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013319) | 2,090 | 139.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [North Lincolnshire 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013278) | 1,617 | 215.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013280) | 1,452 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013281) | 1,433 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013283) | 1,495 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [North Lincolnshire 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013282) | 1,593 | 155.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.8% |
| [North Lincolnshire 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013284) | 1,524 | 117.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013260) | 1,398 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013264) | 1,837 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013265) | 1,576 | 25.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013324) | 1,442 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.7% |
| [North Lincolnshire 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013327) | 1,372 | 25.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [North Lincolnshire 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/neighbourhood/e01013328) | 1,255 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Scunthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scunthorpe): Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour), MP since July 2024. 69% of the people here.
- [Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-east-and-the-isle-of-axholme): Lee Pitcher (Labour), MP since July 2024. 30% of the people here.
- [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gainsborough): Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in DN17

[Crowle & Keadby](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/crowle-and-keadby), [Messingham & Scawby](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/messingham-and-scawby), [Scunthorpe Central Park](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/scunthorpe-central-park), [Scunthorpe Westcliff](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/scunthorpe-westcliff), [Scunthorpe Yaddlethorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire/scunthorpe-yaddlethorpe)

## Postcode sectors in DN17

[DN17 1 (272 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17-1), [DN17 2 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17-2), [DN17 3 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17-3), [DN17 4 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17-4)

## Council

[North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire)

## Towns in DN17

[Scunthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/scunthorpe)

## Postcode districts next to DN17

[DN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn7), [DN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8), [DN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn9), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [DN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn15), [DN16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn16), [DN21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn21)

## Nearest rail stations

[Crowle (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.8174,53.5897), [Althorpe (4.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7332,53.5855)

## More in the DN postcode area

[All DN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DN17 in brief

DN17 is a postcode district covering Scunthorpe, Westcliff and Riddings, in North Lincolnshire.
About 36,143 people lived in DN17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 527 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 86.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DN17 was £170,000 in 2025.
DN17 had 36,285 usual residents at the census.
About 81% of people in DN17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DN17, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DN17
- Postcode area: [DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn)
- Constituency: [Scunthorpe †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scunthorpe)
- Council: [North Lincolnshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire)
- Area: 153 km²
- People, mid-2024: 36,143*
- Neighbourhoods: 22
- Output areas: 118

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn9), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [DN21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn21), [DN16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn16), [DN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn8), [DN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn15)

## Latest updates for DN17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DN17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn17